Speaking Of Medtech, Ep. 9: The Case For Compliance

In this episode of Speaking Of Medtech: Over the past decade or so the US FDA and many device makers have been advocating for quality over compliance, but what if promoting compliance was seen as a good goal for the medtech industry?

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